Covid vaccination: Enrolment for 15-18 age group on

New Delhi, January 1

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Registration for vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group against Covid began on Saturday on the CoWIN portal, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Taking to Twitter, he urged people to register eligible children in their families. “On New Year, registration is being started on CoWIN portal for immunisation of children against Covid in the age group of 15 to 18 years from today. I request the family members to register the eligible children,” he tweeted.

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After complaints of problem while registering on CoWIN portal, the Health Ministry today said, “CoWIN website is working fine. It’s the partner applications like Arogya Setu and others that have to configure their systems. Children are advised to use CoWIN directly through cowin.gov.in.”

The vaccination for children in this age group will start from January 3. The move came on a day when the country saw a single-day rise of 22,775 new cases, highest since October 6. Omicron tally reached 1,431, the Health Ministry said. — TNS